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LOT 1538
Chinese Han Style Bronze Horse Weight
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (203 grams, 78 mm).
A Han style bronze weight modelled as a reclining horse, all four legs tucked beneath its body, neck and head leaning backwards and to one side of the body; the animal displaying a characterful face with bulging eyes and flared nostrils; a dense and intricate series of geometric motifs adorning the body; hollow-formed.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-1990s.
From a West Country collection.
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